Analytical Reading
_________________ is a series of propositions that reach a conclusion.
An argument
A _______________ is a complete thought
sentence
What term fits the definition "the art of inventing and combining symbols?"
grammar
Systematic skimming and pre-reading are involved in _______________ reading.
Inspectional
_____________________ means that all related grammatical elements in a sentence agree with one another.
grammatical agreement
How do you pigeonhole a book?
Know what kind of book you are reading-- what general category could you put it in?
A clause contains a _________________ and a ___________________.
Subject; predicate
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense?"
Thomas Paine
What type of reading compares two or more texts on the same topic?
Syntopical
How many articles are there, and what part of speech are they?
3; adjective
What does it mean to X-ray a book?
What is the unity of the book, and how are the parts organized?
A __________________ has neither a subject nor a predicate
phrase
The art of _____________ is the process whereby a mind, with nothing to operate on but the symbols of the readable matter, and with no help from outside, elevates itself by the power of its own operations.
reading
What is systematic skimming?
Everything we did during the first application quiz
What is an interjection?
A part of speech unrelated to the rest of the sentence but "thrown in" among the other words.
What does it mean to come to terms with an author?
The reader must understand the important terms used by the author as the author intends them to be used.
A ___________ sentence is 1 independent clause
simple
What does Adler mean when he asks, "what of it?"
How does this apply to us today? What are the practical applications?
What is superficial reading?
Reading the book all the way through once without stopping
In the sentence "The destroyed apartment attracted attention." "destroyed" is what part of speech?
Verbal / past participle
___________________ declare the author's judgement about something. They are claims about how the world is, or how it works.
propositions
A sentence will often include an object, and these can be of three types:
What receives the action of the verb?
Direct object
How do you define an issue in syntopical reading?
Explain the controversy. Where do the authors come down on your question?
What is poetic license?
Breaking grammatical rules intentionally